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Tullahoma Schools requesting more than $800,000 in appropriations from City Leaders
Tullahoma City Schools is requesting more than $800,000 in appropriations from city leaders for its 2018-2019 fiscal year. The largest amount of the money would be for salary increases and health insurance prices going up for employees. The school system wants to add 4 new fine arts educators at elementary schools and an interventionist at Tullahoma High School. This person would be the one responsible for working with ninth-grade students at risk of falling behind and failing out or dropping out of high school. Tullahoma City Schools are funded through tax dollars from the city along with a percentage...
Horse-Drawn Buggy Hit by Car in McMinnville
Two people were injured Tuesday when a car crashed into the horse-drawn buggy in which they were riding. According to McMinnville Police, the buggy was coming out of the parking lot of Security Federal Bank on Chancery Street and was headed across the road to Chicken Chef when the buggy was struck by a car that was pulling out from Chicken Chef onto Chancery Street. The driver of the car, 24 year old Sandra Taylor, told police she was looking back at the southbound traffic and didn’t see the buggy. The passengers in the buggy, Andy and Lena Byler,...
Former Bus driver Suing Grundy County School Board and Director of Schools
A former school bus driver is suing the Grundy County School Board and Director of Schools Jessie Kinsey. The bus driver, Terri Tate, says she was not paid a promised bonus because of strong hostility Director Kinsey has toward the driver’s daughter, School Board Member Kasey Anderson. Tate said Kinsey and an ex-board member sued her daughter in June of 2017. Tate claims she was the only bus driver who did not receive a bonus after the board voted to allow all bus drivers as non-salaried employees to receive a bonus in the amount of $100 for each year...
1,100 Motlow Students to Graduate May 5
Motlow State Community College will host its forty-eighth annual Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 5, inside Nisbett Center on the Moore County campus. The College’s consistent enrollment growth has necessitated expansion of the event to three separate ceremonies. According to the Motlow office of Admissions and Records, over 1,100 Motlow students have applied to graduate, constituting the largest graduating class in the history of the College. At 10 a.m, Moore County and Fayetteville campus students will graduate. The 1 p.m. ceremony will graduate students from the McMinnville campus and the Nursing class. The day will conclude at 4 p.m....
Tennessee Lottery has started “Dog Days of Summer” Facebook Contest
The Tennessee lottery has a new game coming soon and is looking for photos of dogs to put on the tickets. The lottery’s “Dog Days of Summer” Facebook contest began Monday and runs through May 7. The lottery said in a news release that up to 10 dogs will be chosen from entries on the Facebook page. Each winner will be featured on one of up to 10 tickets as part of the new instant game. Rules and contest details are available at the lottery’s Facebook page...
Coffee County Election Commission May 4
Coffee County Election Commission 1329 Mc Arthur Street, Suite 6 Manchester, Tn 37355 931-723-5103 April 25, 2018 PRESS RELEASE: The Coffee County Election Commission will meet on Friday, May 4 at 4:00 PM at the Election Commission Office, in the Administrative Plaza at 1329 McArthur Street, Suite 6, Manchester. The purpose of the meeting will be to canvass election day totals and count any provisional ballots that may have been voted. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Vernita Davis, Administrator Coffee County Election...
City of Manchester Beer Board Agenda May 1, 2018
City of Manchester Beer Board Agenda May 1, 2018 Immediately Following Regular Mayor and Aldermen Board Meeting Call the Meeting to Order: Application(s) SPECIAL EVENT Beer Permit: 1.Public Building Authority of Coffee County TN, doing business as Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center located at 147 Hospitality Boulevard Manchester TN, 37355. Special Events Beer Permit, Events located at Manchester Rotary Park, 557 North Woodland Street Manchester, TN 37355. Event (1) Good Friends Music Fest on June 5, 2018, time 2:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. Event (2) Fourth of July Fireworks, City of Manchester on July 4th, 2018, time 6 p.m. till...
City of Manchester Board of Mayor and Alderman Agendas May 1, 2018 meeting
CITY OF MANCHESTER BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN AGENDA May 1, 2018 5:30 P.M. Work Session 6:30 P.M. Board Meeting 1.INVOCATION 2.PLEDGE TO THE FLAG 3.ROLL CALL 4.MINUTES April 3, 2018 Board Minutes 5.CORRESPONDENCE 6.COMMENTS FROM MAYOR 7.COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS 8.COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION REPORTS Safety, Finance, Art, Street, Water & Sewer, Recreation, Tourism, Planning and Zoning, and Historic Zoning 9. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Ordinances: a)Second reading of an ordinance amending Title 14, Chapter 6, Sections 1 and 2 of the Manchester Municipal Code, the same being the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Manchester, Tennessee, to amend that ordinance...
